Security News

Week in review: WPA3, Intel AMT vulnerability, Meltdown and Spectre attack detection
2018-01-15 01:08

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: CBP releases new guidelines on phone, laptop searches at US borders The US Customs and Border Protection agency...

New Intel AMT Vulnerability Lets Hackers Gain Full Control of Laptops in 30 Seconds
2018-01-12 14:33

It's been a terrible new-year-starting for Intel. Researchers warn of a new attack which can be carried out in less than 30 seconds and potentially affects millions of laptops globally. As Intel...

Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Vulnerability in Office
2018-01-09 20:33

Microsoft’s January 2018 Patch Tuesday updates address more than 50 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day vulnerability in Office related to an Equation Editor flaw that has been exploited by...

Critical Vulnerability Patched in phpMyAdmin
2018-01-02 10:15

An update released just before the holidays by the developers of phpMyAdmin patches a serious vulnerability that can be exploited to perform harmful database operations by getting targeted...

Huawei Router Vulnerability Used to Spread Mirai Variant
2017-12-22 23:09

Researchers have identified a vulnerability in a Huawei home router model that is being exploited by an adversary to spread a variant of the Mirai malware called Okiku, also known as Satori.

Security Vulnerability in Apple's HomeKit
2017-12-21 12:49

The story of the recent vulnerability in Apple's HomeKit....

New TelegramRAT Exploits Recently Patched Office Vulnerability
2017-12-19 14:38

A recently discovered Remote Access Trojan (RAT) is being distributed via documents that exploit read more

GCHQ Found -- and Disclosed -- a Windows 10 Vulnerability
2017-12-19 12:06

Now this is good news. The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) -- part of GCHQ -- found a serious vulnerability in Windows Defender (their anti-virus component). Instead of keeping it...

19-Year-Old TLS Vulnerability Weakens Modern Website Crypto
2017-12-13 19:33

New research shows how an old vulnerability called ROBOT can be exploited using an adaptive chosen-ciphertext attack to reveal the plaintext for a given TLS session.

Old Crypto Vulnerability Hits Major Tech Firms
2017-12-13 12:31

A team of researchers has revived an old crypto vulnerability and determined that it affects the products of several major vendors and a significant number of the world’s top websites. read more